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Welcome to Round 4.2 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2019. Winners here proceed to the Quarter-Finals!
Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums.

Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = October 29th at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?t ... Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2019

Match-ups:
1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

What do they know about partying
Or anything else?

1. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
4. The Sound - Jeopardy

A strong week.

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me

This is good. Every album remaining in the game is one I enjoy. Unfortunately some have to go.

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

1. Bob Dylan - Desire
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
3. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

Bob Dylan - Desire
Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

The fourth best album of Pink Floyd against the best album of Gainsbourg imo = tough choice.

1. Bob Dylan - Desire
2. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
4. The Sound - Jeopardy

1. Bob Dylan - Desire
2. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

1. Bob Dylan - Desire (1976) vs. 6. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles (1980)


5. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. (1968) vs. 2. Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)


7. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983) vs. 4. St. Vincent - Marry Me (2007)


3. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek (2014) vs. 8. The Sound - Jeopardy (1980)

Favourite cover art of the week: Pink Floyd's "Animals" (by Hipgnosis)

Echo And The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
Pink Floyd - Animals

BOB DYLAN - DESIRE
PINK FLOYD - ANIMALS
ST. VINCENT - MARRY ME
MITSKI - BURY ME AT MAKEOUT CREEK

6. Bob Dylan - Desire v. 1. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
8. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. v. 7. Pink Floyd - Animals
4. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge v. 3. St. Vincent - Marry Me
2. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek v. 5. The Sound - Jeopardy

How can I choose between Chameleons and Annie Clark? Couldn't they have been paired up with Initials and Animals?

Crocodiles 87 - Desire 84
Animals 90 - Initials BB 83
Script of the Bridge 87 - Marry Me 75
Jeopardy 96 - Bury Me At Makeout Creek 78

My picks:
1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

One of these was my nomination.

Thanks!

First the votes:
1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

And like I said last week I'll now rank all the last 16, with a They Shoot Picture style categorization:

Highly Recommended:

1. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

Recommended:

2. Tokyo Jihen - Kyōiku
3. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
4. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
5. The Velvet Underground - VU
6. Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way
7. Grimes - Art Angels
8. St. Vincent - Marry Me
9. Peter Gabriel - Us
10. Bob Dylan - Desire
11. The Sound - Jeopardy

Worth a listen:

12. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
13. Pink Floyd - Animals

Approach with caution:

14. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
15. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
16. Blur - 13

Not recommended:
None, luckily.

So, three albums I don't really like, two I can take or leave, 10 very good ones and one masterpiece. Not bad at all, but it has been much better in this game too.

4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me

3. Desire < 1. Crocodiles
8. Initials B.B. < 2. Animals
4. Script of the Bridge > 5. Marry Me
6. Bury Me at Makeout Creek > 7. Jeopardy

5 | Bob Dylan | Desire
4 | Echo and the Bunnymen | Crocodiles

3 | Serge Gainsbourg | Initials B.B.
8 | Pink Floyd | Animals

2 | The Chameleons | Script of the Bridge
7 | St. Vincent | Marry Me

6 | Mitski | Bury Me at Makeout Creek
1 | The Sound | Jeopardy

13 hours left to vote!

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

Winners in red:

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

19 total voters this week:
acroamor
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
FrankLotion
Gillingham
Honorio
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
madzong
mileswide
Myself
Rdwdbob
Rob
Romain
Safetycat
spiritualized

Winners:
1. Bob Dylan - Desire over Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles 10-8
2. Pink Floyd - Animals over Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. 12-6
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge over St. Vincent - Marry Me 11-7
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek over The Sound - Jeopardy 11-6

Quarter-Finals are next!